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COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
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Australia | Illegal in all states besides Western Australia |
Belgium | Illegal |
Brazil | Illegal in all states. |
Bulgaria | Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
Canada | Legal in British Columbia , Alberta , and Saskatchewan . Illegal in Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island , New Brunswick , Quebec , Ontario , Manitoba , Yukon , Northwest Territories and Nunavut . |
China | Detectors legal, jammers illegal |
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Czech Republic | Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
Egypt | Detectors and jammers are illegal. |
Estonia | Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle. |
Finland | Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle on a public road. |
France | Illegal |
Germany | Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
Greece | Illegal |
Hungary | Detectors: legal. Jammers: legal to own, illegal to use. |
Iceland | Legal |
India | Illegal |
Ireland | Illegal |
Israel | Legal |
Italy | Illegal |
Japan | Legal |
Jordan | Illegal |
Kazakhstan | Legal |
Latvia | Legal to own, illegal to use in a vehicle |
Lithuania | Illegal |
Malaysia | Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use. Heavy fines apply. |
Mexico | Legal |
Netherlands | Illegal |
New Zealand | Legal |
North Korea | Illegal |
Norway | Illegal to use. (Legal to own, sell, and buy) |
Pakistan | Legal |
Philippines | Legal |
Poland | Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
Portugal | Illegal to own and/or use in a vehicle |
Romania | Legal since 2006 |
Russia | Legal |
Saudi Arabia | Illegal |
Serbia | Illegal to use, possess, sell or advertise |
Singapore | Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use. Heavy fines apply. |
Slovenia | Legal |
South Africa | Illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
South Korea | Legal |
Spain | Radar Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
Switzerland | Illegal |
Taiwan | Legal |
Turkey | Illegal |
United Kingdom | Legal |
United States | Law varies from state to state, but detectors are generally legal in private vehicles under the Communications Act of 1934 and illegal in commercial vehicles by DOT regulation ( 49 CFR 392.71 ). Exceptions: |